Safe-deposit vault.



PAT-ENTED JUNE 21, 1904.

T. RAUSGHENBAGH. SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT. APPLICATION TILED JUNE 25, 1903.

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Q-vihmmco PATENTED, JUNE 21 T. RAUSOHENBAGH. SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1903.

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T. RA'USGHENB'AGH. SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT. APPLIOATION I'ILED JUNE 25,1903.

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SIPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,110, dated June 21, 1904.

Application filed June 25,1903.

To all whom it nuty concern."

Be it known that 1, Tnnonons RAUscneN- EACH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Evansville, county of Vanderburg, and State of lndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in, Safe-Deposit Vaults, of which the following is a speciiicatwo.

My invention relates to safe-deposit vaults, and more especially to the locking mechanism therefor; and the object of the present lDVOIl: tion is to make, as nearly as possible, a burglar-proof safe which has all looking mechanisms and time mechanisms located on the inside.

Another object is the provision of means whereby the door is automatically unlocked and locked at certain predetermined times, controlled solely by the mechanisms hereinafter described.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of means which release weights to operate valves controlling fluid pressure, which sets and withdraws the bolts in the door.

\Vith these objectsin view the invention consists in the combination and adaptation of parts and the novel features and other objects,

which will be more particularly described and elaborated upon hereinafter, and pointed out inthe appended claims.

Like numerals in both drawings and specification refer to corresponding parts.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the mechanism, showing the vault construction in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the mechanism shown in Fig. 1, the vault being broken away in parts for better illustration. Fig. 3 is a frontclevation of the valve operating mechanism, parts being broken away and showing the weights and .leir operating mechanism. Fig. 4 is an enlarged plan view of the weight-tripping mechanism. Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the chronological mechanism and the gear which itoperates. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the lugs on the tripping-shaft Referring more especially to the drawings,

1 represents the walls of the. vault, and 2 the door thereto, both of which are provided with heavy woven wire 3, embedded in the con- Serial No. 163,110. (No model.)

crcte, cement, or other material of which the walls are composed, thus giving them additional stiffness and added burglar-proof qualitics. Suitably located within the vault in juxtaposition to the door is the locking mechanism, which is described as follows: Froma suitable source of supply fluid-pressu re is conveyed to the receiving-reservoir t, which is provided with the usual safety-valve and pros sure-gage. A pipe 5 is let out from the top of the tank 4, and the compressed fluid is carried to pipes 6 6, which connect with pipes 7 7 by suitable T-joints. At each one of said T-joints the fluid-pressure passes in opposite directions to'valvcs 8 8 9 9, which are adapted to automatically open and close alternately by mechanism which will be hereinafter described. Passing from these valves 8 8 and 9 9, whichever are open, the pressure is conveyed by pipes 10 10 or 11 11 either to the top or bottom of steam-chests 1212, where the pressure operates to raise or lower the piston 13, which, through mechanism hereinafter described, throws or retracts lockingbolts 14.

Secured to a suitable framework within the vault is a chronometrical mechanism 15 of any preferred form and to the main shaft of which is secured the pinion 16, adapted to mesh with a gear 17, of larger diameter, on a countershaft 18, provided with cam-lugs 19. On either side of said shaft 18 are weight-casings 20, adapted to receive weights 21, which normally rest on bottom doors 22 of the weightcasings 20. These weight-casings are provided with catches 23, which are riveted to the sides thereof and project down through slots 24 in the doors 20 and support them until tripped by the lugs 19 on shaft 18.

Journaled in bracket-bearings just above and between the weight-casings 20 is a shaft '24, on which is re'volubly mounted one member% of a two-part clutch and which consists of an elongated sleeve having its ends notched to engage the opposite clutch members 26 27 and a gear .28, which is centrally located thereon. The opposite clutch members 26 and 27 are provided with correspondingly-toothed ends and with pulleys 29 and 30, which have ropes 31 wound in opposite directions and which are secured at their opposite ends to the weights 21.

Sliding in bearings above the shaft 2% are i rack-bars 32 and 33, which are adapted to mesh 9 9 and open or close them, the pipes the arrows on 8 3 the direction to open same. in this instance the cam-lug 19 on shaft 13 has trlpped the catch 23 on the right-hand side, allowing the door 22 to fall, the weight with gears on the stems of the valves 8 3 and from 1 these valves being adapted "for either exhaust 1' or supply valves. The bar 33 is provided with a bracket 34. having a rack 35 on its un- 1 1 tion. of steam-chest and allowing pressure to der side adapted to mesh with the gear 23, which gear gives the bars a reciprocating motion, depending on which weight falls.

Journaled on a stub-shaft 36 between the rack-bars32 and 33 is an arm 37, which extends radially on both sides of said stulrshaft and engages slots 38 and 38 in said rack-bars, so that when the lower bar is moved in one direction the upper bar will be moved in the opposite direction through the medium of arm 37.

Integral with the stems of the valves 8 8 and 9 9 are valve-stems 39 39 and 4-0 40 of exhaust-valves 41 and 42, which valves have their ports opening in opposition to the ports 5 bolts 14.

of the valves 8 and 9, so as to cause the valves 41 to be opened,when the valve 9 is closed and the valves 42 to be closed when the valve 8 is opened. Connected to the valves 41 and 42 are by-pass pipes 43 4:3 and 44 44, which lead from the pipes 10 10 and 11 11, respectively, so that when the pressure is exhausting from the top of saidsteam-chest the pipes 10 are used as exhaust-pipes, and as the valves 3 are closed at this time and pressure is running through pipes 11 from valves 9 the exhaust pressure finds outlet only through the by-pass pipes 43 43.

A rod 45, which is a continuation of piston 13, is journaled in suitable'bearings secured to the vault-walls and at its extreme end has a bell-crank lever 46 pivotally secured thereto. A similar lever i7 is pivoted to rod 4:5 at or near its lower end. 'lhcso levers are journaled on stub-shafts 48, secured to the wall of the vault, and havepivotal connection with the sliding bolts 14, which are held in alincmcnt with the apertures which they enter on the door by bearings 49; having a T-post 50, adapted to seat in the wall.

The operation is as follows: The chronological mechanism is set to trip the weights ata predeterminedtime, and thc'doors are closed just before that time. Then when the chronological mechanism operates to trip the weight 21 on the right-hand sidcthe bolts are thrown through the medium of the fluid-prossure on the mechanism hereinafter described. Steam. compressed air, or water is carried from the tank 4 by the pipe 5 to the pipes 6 (3, which connect with pipes 7 7 by suitable unions and from there to the valves 8 8 and S) .J. For instance, the valves H 3 in l ig. l are shown closed and the valves .Hlaroshown open. tion to turn the valve to close t e The arrows on I) .i indicatillu' dircosame and 21 on the right-hand side to drop, as shown in dotted lines, and the rack-bar 33 has been moved to the right to open valves 9 and to operate rack-bar 32 to close valves 8, thus al lowing pressure to escape to the upper porexhaust out of vaives -12, which have been opened by the rack-bar 32 at the same time valves 3 were closed. iihisoperation through the rods a5 and bell-crank levers 46 and 47 serves to throw the loekingdiolts into cngage ment with the door. Oi course the opposite weight performs a like function, and the rack bars are moved in opposite directions to close valves 9 and open valves 8. This permits the pressure to escape from the top of the steam-chest and to have access to the bottom of the piston, and thereby raise the same and through the rods i5 and bell-crank levers 4:6 and 47 operates to retract the locking,

After the weight 21 on the righthand side has been tripped and tho vault-door locked when it is time for the chronological mechanism to trip the weight 21 on the left hand side the clutch member 26 engages the member 25 and rotates same, the teeth of the clutch member 27 riding over the teeth on the member 25. When the safe is unlocked, the janitor or any employee can wind up the weights and set the chronological mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, what i claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. lln a safe-deposit vault, the combination with a door, of fluid-pressure means for automatically locking said door, fluid-pressure 5 means for automatically unlocking said door, and means for automatically controlling said automatic locking and unlocking means.

2. in a safe-deposit vault, the combination with a door, of fluid-pressure unlocking 116 means, and fluid-pressure means for locking said door comprising a portion of said unlocking means, said pressure moans actingas both exhausting and supplying means. i

3. in a sai'eaioposit vault. the combination with a door, of fluid-pressure means torautomatically locking said door, fluid-pressure meansfor automatically unlocking said door, means for controllingsaid fluid-pressure, and

11 ans opcratcd by said controlling means 120 whereby said pressure is exhausted.

4. lo a safcaloposit vault, the combination with a door, of fluid-pressure means for looking and unlocking said door,automatic means for soiling in operation said locking and unlocking means, and automatic means for controlling said last-named means comprising in part woigliis.

o. in a saioaaposit vault. the combination with a door, oi ilui l-prcs.- nro nuzins tor lock- 'weights, and said weights at predetermined times.

ing and unlocking said door, a chronological mechanism for controlling said automatic locking and unlocking means, and weight-operated valves for releasing said fluid-pressure means and setting in operation said locking and unlocking means. 7

6. In a sate-deposit vault, the combination with a door, of fluid-pressure means for locking said door, fluid-pressure means for unlocking said door, means for setting in operation said locking and unlocking mechanism, comprising weights, means for supporting said automatic means for releasing '7. In a safe-deposit vault, the combination with a door, of means for locking and unlockin'g said door, weight-operated means for setting in operation said locking and unlocking '1 means, means for supporting said weights comprising in part a door, and automatic means for tripping said weight-supporting means and allowing said weights to drop and lock or unlock said door. s

8. In a safe-deposit vault, the combination with a door, of fluid-pressure means for locking and unlocking said door, means for governing the supply of said fluid-pressure, and

means connecting the supply with the exhaust whereby the governing means regulates both.

9. In a with a door, and fluid-pressure means for lock ing and unlocking said door, of valves, for controlling the supply of said means, and stems on said valves, said stems adapted to actuate separate valves which govern the exhaust of said fluid-pressure locking and unlocking means.

10. In a safe-deposit vault, the combination with a door, fluid-pressure means for locking said door, and automatically-operated valves for controlling said fluid-pressure, of mechanism for unlocking said door comprising a part of said locking means, and automatic means for operating said valves whereby said locking means is rendered inoperative and said unlocking means is set in operation.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THEO. RAUSCHENBACH, Witnesses: GRAHAM F.'DENBY, WILLIAM SivIITIL safe-deposit vault, the combination 

